Accurate observation of ecosystems enable detailed oceanographic research, allowing anomalies to be identified in enormous amounts of data with the help of artificial intelligence (AI).

The Lofoten-Vester˚alen (LoVe) Ocean Observatory is located west of Hovden Vester˚alen in the northern part of Norway. It is located in an ecological, geological, oceanographic and economic ”hotspot”. A network of submarine cables and seven sensor nodes covers a cross-section from the mainland to the deep sea. It includes a land-based station and seven sensor platforms, covering a gradient from sea level to a depth of 200m. The system continuously provides valuable online data on the marine environment in northern Norway, and has been active since 2013.

The system is both, a national research infrastructure, basic and applied research, as well as a test infrastructure, where industry partners can test new underwater sensors and technologies. The Lofoten-Vester˚alen Ocean Observatory has collected over 100 terabytes of sensor data (temperatures, currents, echograms) over the years.